Over the years I've played under various names, started gaming when the original Doom came out where you had to use null modem cable to connect two PCs. My brother and I would host LAN parties and we'd always come up with unique names to identify which computer was whose on the network - names like Smashing Anus, Anal Leakage or Rectal Probe. At one point I was Ruptured Spleen, which was quickly shortened to Spleen, thus my xfire name: spleen007.
My real name is Marty. In grade school everyone would call me Farty Marty. Pharticus is the spin-off of those less than glory days.